Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function

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Autor(a) principal: Montelli,Terezinha C.B.
Data de Publicação: 2003
Outros Autores: Soares,Angela M.V.C., Peraçoli,Maria Terezinha S.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of immune dysfunction in a well-defined group of epileptic patients: children with diagnosis of West syndrome (WS) or with transitions to another age-related EEG patterns, the multifocal independent spikes (MIS), and the slow spike-wave complexes (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome - LGS). Thus, WS was studied at different points of the natural evolutive history of the disease. METHOD: A group of 50 patients (33 with WS, 10 with LGS and 7 with MIS) and 20 age-matched healthy controls were submitted to enumeration of T lymphocyte subsets: CD1, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD4/CD8 ratio and lymphocyte proliferation assay to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), in the presence of autologous and AB, homologous plasma. Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) skin test sensitization was performed only in patients. Determinations of IgG, IgA, and IgM serum levels were compared to standard values for Brazilian population in different age ranges. RESULTS: Sensitization to DNCB showed absent or low skin reactions in 76% of the patients. High levels of IgG (45.7%) and IgM (61.4%), and lower levels of IgA (23.9%) were detected in the serum of the patients. Enumeration of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood showed: low CD3+ (p<0.05), low CD4+ (p<0.05), high CD8+ (p<0.01) and low CD4+ / CD8+ ratio (p<0.001). The proportion of CD1+ cells in the control group was less than 3%, while ranged between 6 and 11 % in 18% of the patients. The in vitro PHA-induced T cell proliferation showed significantly low blastogenic indices only when patients, cells were cultured in presence of their own plasma. No differences in blastogenic indices were observed when the cells of patients and controls were cultured with human AB plasma. CONCLUSION: The immunodeficiency in WS was mainly characterized by anergy, impaired cell-mediated immunity, altered levels of immunoglobulins, presence of immature thymocytes in peripheral blood and functional impairment of T lymphocytes induced by plasma inhibitory factors.
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spelling Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell functiondinitrochlorobenzeneWest syndromeLennox-Gastaut syndromemultifocal-independent spike syndromeT-lymphocytes subsetsimmunoglobulinsproliferation assayT cellsCD1CD3CD4CD8STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of immune dysfunction in a well-defined group of epileptic patients: children with diagnosis of West syndrome (WS) or with transitions to another age-related EEG patterns, the multifocal independent spikes (MIS), and the slow spike-wave complexes (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome - LGS). Thus, WS was studied at different points of the natural evolutive history of the disease. METHOD: A group of 50 patients (33 with WS, 10 with LGS and 7 with MIS) and 20 age-matched healthy controls were submitted to enumeration of T lymphocyte subsets: CD1, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD4/CD8 ratio and lymphocyte proliferation assay to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), in the presence of autologous and AB, homologous plasma. Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) skin test sensitization was performed only in patients. Determinations of IgG, IgA, and IgM serum levels were compared to standard values for Brazilian population in different age ranges. RESULTS: Sensitization to DNCB showed absent or low skin reactions in 76% of the patients. High levels of IgG (45.7%) and IgM (61.4%), and lower levels of IgA (23.9%) were detected in the serum of the patients. Enumeration of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood showed: low CD3+ (p<0.05), low CD4+ (p<0.05), high CD8+ (p<0.01) and low CD4+ / CD8+ ratio (p<0.001). The proportion of CD1+ cells in the control group was less than 3%, while ranged between 6 and 11 % in 18% of the patients. The in vitro PHA-induced T cell proliferation showed significantly low blastogenic indices only when patients, cells were cultured in presence of their own plasma. No differences in blastogenic indices were observed when the cells of patients and controls were cultured with human AB plasma. CONCLUSION: The immunodeficiency in WS was mainly characterized by anergy, impaired cell-mediated immunity, altered levels of immunoglobulins, presence of immature thymocytes in peripheral blood and functional impairment of T lymphocytes induced by plasma inhibitory factors.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2003-09-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000500006Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.61 n.3B 2003reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2003000500006info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMontelli,Terezinha C.B.Soares,Angela M.V.C.Peraçoli,Maria Terezinha S.eng2003-11-12T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2003000500006Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2003-11-12T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
title Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
spellingShingle Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
Montelli,Terezinha C.B.
dinitrochlorobenzene
West syndrome
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
multifocal-independent spike syndrome
T-lymphocytes subsets
immunoglobulins
proliferation assay
T cells
CD1
CD3
CD4
CD8
title_short Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
title_full Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
title_fullStr Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
title_full_unstemmed Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
title_sort Immunologic aspects of West syndrome and evidence of plasma inhibitory effects on T cell function
author Montelli,Terezinha C.B.
author_facet Montelli,Terezinha C.B.
Soares,Angela M.V.C.
Peraçoli,Maria Terezinha S.
author_role author
author2 Soares,Angela M.V.C.
Peraçoli,Maria Terezinha S.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Montelli,Terezinha C.B.
Soares,Angela M.V.C.
Peraçoli,Maria Terezinha S.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv dinitrochlorobenzene
West syndrome
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
multifocal-independent spike syndrome
T-lymphocytes subsets
immunoglobulins
proliferation assay
T cells
CD1
CD3
CD4
CD8
topic dinitrochlorobenzene
West syndrome
Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
multifocal-independent spike syndrome
T-lymphocytes subsets
immunoglobulins
proliferation assay
T cells
CD1
CD3
CD4
CD8
description STUDY OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of immune dysfunction in a well-defined group of epileptic patients: children with diagnosis of West syndrome (WS) or with transitions to another age-related EEG patterns, the multifocal independent spikes (MIS), and the slow spike-wave complexes (Lennox-Gastaut syndrome - LGS). Thus, WS was studied at different points of the natural evolutive history of the disease. METHOD: A group of 50 patients (33 with WS, 10 with LGS and 7 with MIS) and 20 age-matched healthy controls were submitted to enumeration of T lymphocyte subsets: CD1, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD4/CD8 ratio and lymphocyte proliferation assay to phytohaemagglutinin (PHA), in the presence of autologous and AB, homologous plasma. Dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) skin test sensitization was performed only in patients. Determinations of IgG, IgA, and IgM serum levels were compared to standard values for Brazilian population in different age ranges. RESULTS: Sensitization to DNCB showed absent or low skin reactions in 76% of the patients. High levels of IgG (45.7%) and IgM (61.4%), and lower levels of IgA (23.9%) were detected in the serum of the patients. Enumeration of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood showed: low CD3+ (p<0.05), low CD4+ (p<0.05), high CD8+ (p<0.01) and low CD4+ / CD8+ ratio (p<0.001). The proportion of CD1+ cells in the control group was less than 3%, while ranged between 6 and 11 % in 18% of the patients. The in vitro PHA-induced T cell proliferation showed significantly low blastogenic indices only when patients, cells were cultured in presence of their own plasma. No differences in blastogenic indices were observed when the cells of patients and controls were cultured with human AB plasma. CONCLUSION: The immunodeficiency in WS was mainly characterized by anergy, impaired cell-mediated immunity, altered levels of immunoglobulins, presence of immature thymocytes in peripheral blood and functional impairment of T lymphocytes induced by plasma inhibitory factors.
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